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“Honoring
All Who Served”
November
11, Veterans Day, is the day set aside to honor and thank all those
who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peace - and to
acknowledge that their contributions and sacrifices are appreciated.
Links:
History of Veteran’s Day: http://www.va.gov/vetsday/page.cfm?pg=3A
Add
to Civil War: Missouri State
Archives presents the Missouri's Union Provost Marshal Papers: 1861-1866 http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/provost/
type in Monroe for county
General
Military Info: http://www.cyndislist.com/military.htm
Korean
War: http://korea50.army.mil/
Unites
States Daughters of 1812: http://www.iaw.com/~jsek/usd1812.htm
America’s
Wars
| War
|
Dates
|
Total
Service members
|
Battle
Deaths/ Service Deaths
|
Non-Mortal
Woundings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revolutionary
War
|
1775
– 1783
|
184
– 250,000
|
4,435
|
6,188
|
|
War
of 1812
|
1812
– 1815
|
286,730
|
2,260
|
4,505
|
|
Indian
Wars
|
App.
1817 - 1898
|
106,000
|
1,000
|
Not
available
|
|
Mexican
War
|
1846
– 1848
|
78,718
|
1,733/11,550
|
4,152
|
|
Civil
War
|
1861
– 1865
|
2,213,363
(U)
600,000
– 1,500,000 (C)
|
140,414/
224,097 (U)
74,524/
59,297#
(C)
|
281,881
(U)
Unknown
(C)
|
|
Spanish-American
War
|
1898
- 1902
|
306,760
(Worldwide)
|
385/2,061
|
1,662
|
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WWI*
|
1917
- 1918
|
4,734,991
|
53,402/63,114
|
204,002
|
|
WWII**
|
1941
- 1945
|
16,112,566
|
291,557/113,842
|
671,846
|
|
Korean
War***
|
1950
– 1953
|
5,720,000
|
33,686/20,060
|
103,284
|
|
Vietnam
War****
|
1964
– 1975
|
9,200,000
|
47,410/
est
42,788
|
153,303
|
|
Gulf
War*****
|
1990
– 1991
|
2,322,332
|
147/1,194
|
467
|
|
|
|
#An
estimated additional 26,000 to 31,000 died in Union prisons.
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*Living
veterans: less than 500 based on 2000 census.
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**Living
veterans: 4,651,000 based on 2000 census.
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***Living
veterans:3,728,000 based on 2000 census.
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****Living
veterans: 8,382,000 based on 2000 census.
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*****Living
veterans: 1,852,000 based on 2000 census.
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Monroe
County Veterans - Unknown
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Name
|
Rank
|
Unit
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Died
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Buried
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Nathing,
Edward B.
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Unk
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Co
L, Mo SM Cav
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Unk
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Hickory
Grove
|
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Smith,
Williard C.
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Pvt
|
349
Inf 88 Div
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Unk
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Madison
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Walters,
William J.
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A2C
|
US
Air Force
|
1956
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Madison
|
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Monroe
County Veterans – Revolutionary War
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Name
|
Rank
|
Unit
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Died
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Buried
|
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Arnold,
Hardy
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Unk
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Unk
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Nov
1833
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St
Paul
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Greenwell,
Ignatius
|
Unk
|
Unk
|
Sep
1847
|
St
Paul
|
|
Monroe
County Veterans – Mexican War
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Name
|
Rank
|
Unit
|
Died
|
Buried
|
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Carter,
William H.
|
Unk
|
Unk
|
Jun
1910
|
Cedar
Grove
|
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Dulany,
Garl
|
Unk
|
Unk
|
Unk
|
Unk
|
|
Jacks,
Milton
|
Unk
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Mo
Vol
|
1875
|
Unk
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Smith,
Oliver
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Unk
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Unk
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Unk
|
Unk
|
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Spaulding,
Thomas Aaron
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Unk
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Mo
Regt Co E
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1896
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St
Peters
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Sproul,
Dr. Samuel M.
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Unk
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Unk
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1875
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(California)
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Monroe
County Veterans – Spanish-American War
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|
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|
|
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|
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Name
|
Rank
|
Unit
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Died
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Buried
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Brownfield,
Orion
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Sgt
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Co
B 6th US Cav
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Unk
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Unk
|
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Morton,
Hiram S.
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Unk
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5
Mo Inf Co K
|
Unk
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Mt
Zion
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Ritter,
Alvis F.
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Pvt
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Co
I, 4 Regt Mo Inf
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Jun
1956
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Holy
Rosary
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Monroe
County Veterans – Others Who Served
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Name
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Rank
|
Unit
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Status
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Notes
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Overfelt,
John
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A/1C
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US
Air Force
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Living
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1952-56;
LA, UT, England
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Complete
Source Listings:
Cemetery
Records of Monroe Co, Mo; Madison, MO; Vol III Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry
Catholic
Cemeteries of Ralls & Monroe Co, MO by J.A. Buckman
Various
records provided by Ms. Elaine Clickner
Nannie
Brown Collection of newspaper articles; Kathleen Wilham
Paris
Mercury Newspaper Abstracts 1875-77; Kathleen Wilham
Individual
Submissions
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